Worcester man stabbed outside sports bar after hours

A Worcester man was stabbed once in the abdomen Sunday morning in a fight outside a Mill Street sports bar after hours, according to police.

Police detectives were notified about 4:45 a.m. that a stabbing victim had been taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus. The man, 39, had been stabbed in the abdomen, and police said the wound was not life-threatening.

The victim told police he was in a fight outside Noamesco Sports Bar at 3 Mill St. after it closed. The victim was stabbed during the fight. Police said no one had called to report a fight or disturbance outside the club.

After he was stabbed, the victim drove himself to his apartment on Vernon Terrace. He told his girlfriend he had been stabbed and she called 911, police said. The victim was then taken to the hospital.

Police continue to investigate.

Anyone who has information about the stabbing can send an anonymous text to 274637 beginning with TIPWPD, or submit an anonymous message online via www.worcesterma.gov, or call Worcester police detectives at (508) 799-8651.

Email Scott J. Croteau at scroteau@telegram.com and follow him on Twitter @ScottCroteauTG.